Isle of Skye, Scotland
Fairy Glen
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
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Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Helston, England
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Krujë, Albania
A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This beautifully preserved Ottoman house is steeped in history.
Butrint, Albania
A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.
Durrës, Albania
The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.
Krujë, Albania
The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Përmet District, Albania
A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Whitby, England
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
Farnham, England
This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.
Finchingfield, England
Inside the Finchingfield Guildhall, two sticks that belonged to alleged witches in the 17th century.
Hayling Island, England
This concrete monster of a wreck lies in the mouth of Langstone Harbour as a monument to the incredible history of D-Day.
Hertfordshire, England
Cycle, walk, or run up and down on an old historic railway path.
Bristol, England
An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."
Manchester, England
This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.
Colnbrook, England
One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.
Warrington, England
In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Stanley, England
The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.